to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
one's share; one's portion
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to rise; to erect; to get up
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to cease; to stop; to be over
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
such; like that; that sort of; very